Elois T. Grooms (born May 20, 1953) is a former American football defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the third round of the 1975 NFL Draft, and he played with the Saints until 1981. Then he played for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1982 to 1985 and for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1987. He played college football at Tennessee Tech.[1] Grooms was inducted into the Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2020.

Elois Grooms
No. 78, 98
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1953-05-20) May 20, 1953 (age 70)
Tompkinsville, Kentucky, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:249 lb (113 kg)
Career information
College:Tennessee Tech
NFL draft:1975 / Round: 3 / Pick: 63
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Sacks:53.0
Fumble recoveries:9
Interceptions:3
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

References edit

  1. ^ "Elois Grooms Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2023-04-17. Retrieved 2023-04-17.